Religion is a system of beliefs. Science is a system based on verifiable facts.

When people believe things without scientific facts (or believe things that are contrary to scientific facts)m their belief can best be defined as a religion. (which is more charitable than calling them frauds, delusional, crazy, etc.)

Warren,
Do you think Syrians are dying because the mole fraction of CO2 in the atmosphere went from 0.0003 to 0.0004? Do you think that Syrians are on Venus? I don’t think even a course in geography can you!

Apparently, the report I linked from the CDC says “non-metropolitan excess deaths are greater than metropolitan excess deaths rates”. More people in a concentrated area should produce higher rates of particulate matter past the 2.5 PM and greater co2, unless……. More junk science. Go get ’em.

Does that settle the argument? Of course not as stupidity, academic bias, rent-seeking, the elite intelligentsia and political belief systems are involved. Can you imagine the years of research it took me to find these numbers and the truth?

I point out that Sagans story about Venus is just that – a story with little or no data to support it – just as all this BS about CO2 is simply opinion with little or no data to support the outrageous claims – the pure arrogance of so many of these commentators is only exceeded by the size of their ill gotten gains (IMHO)

I read the whole article and paid special attention to Cole’s claims of drought in Syria. I did a little research and found a site, “Climate Change Knowledge Portal” (URL below), that nicely had graphs of rainfall in Syria.
For the period 1900-2015 the average rainfall averaged 11.79 inches per year. But let’s look at a shorter period. For the period 1990 to 2012 the average rainfall was 11.04inches. For the period 1990-2012 that represents a huge drop of water, about 0.75 inches! That’s a 6.361% drop from the 1900-2012 period.

The total annual rainfall average for 1900-2012 has been in the range of .75 inch difference for that period. But I guess a 6.361% drop for the period 1990-2015 is labeled severe drought for a somewhat arid country. Or, possibly the last five years has worsened more than the above.

If CO2 is more poisonous than the gas attacks that killed so many people, then Mr. Cole should do his part by stopping exhaling CO2.
His magazine , the Nation should stop printing magazines and shipping them around the country. Again, huge amounts of CO2 being expended.
But their CO2 is not harmful….

Only true believers of a radical religion could read mr. Cole’s comments without

The Venusian CO2 theory was put forth by Carl Sagan, but of course the critical factor with Venus is its proximity to the Sun, which of course is not a factor here on Earth. The powerful solar radiation in conjunction with CO2 emissions from volcanic activity on Venus resulted (according to the Sagan theory) in a runaway greenhouse effect that eventually eliminated all hope of life evolving on that planet. If such a thing could possibly happen here on Earth, it would have done so a very, very long time ago.

Cole is perhaps deserving of additional honors from JS in the pulp fiction genre, with honorable mention for emotional plot lines in young adult drama. Our judges did deduct some points as Cole is a university professor who should know better than to recycle the stunted characters he offered up.

Not everyone is familiar with the inverse square law (look into it and apply to Venus), but comedian Sam Kinison was rather poetic about people who live in a desert (look into it and apply to Syria).

Regarding Cole’s claim that CO2 is “the most noxious gas of all,” the judges have to mark him down again. I nominate fluorine; is there a second?

I sincerely hope his grasp of history exceeds his reach towards politicized junk science.